Farm group: There's 'a lot of anxiety' over Trump tariffs

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15. i heard an interview with a couple ranchers in SE Oregon on OPB this morning

(apparently public broadcasting is lingering on the "how did this happen? better ask the all-powerful Trump supporters to see if it's still happening" topic.)

anyway, this one rancher's pleased as fucking punch that Trump is the president, despite the fact that beef tariffs are about to lose him access to the Chinese markets (fastest growing market for certain cuts of beef that aren't popular in America). he sees his incoming temporary drop in profits as a price he's willing to pay for the National Greatness he's positive is on its way. he says now that Trump is elected he feels proud, confident that rural interests are finally well-represented in Washington DC. he merrily decorates his ranch in American flags and Trump signage, praising Trump for keeping his campaign promises.

the other rancher wasn't quite as enthusiastic, but she was still 100% on board the Trump Train to Toiletville.

> quit voting for the asshole
if you're expecting these fools to wise up, it's going to take much much more than the tariffs to do it. they'll gladly lose their family farms and ranches to industrial ag giants as long as they get to feel top-down Greatness when they turn on the TV.

> It's obvious he doesn't have your interests in mind
their perceptions of their interests diverge sharply from our perceptions of their interests. these people have their own ideologies that they feel Trump and friends are servicing adequately. we won't reach them with economics alone.